Railroad-chair



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J. W. TROUT; RAILROAD CHAIR.

N0.' Z44,34 1. Paten'ted July 12,1881

----- wk \zm INVENTOR I JWlTN ESSESW v I fin ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES W. TROUT, OF KEWANEE, ILLINOIS.

RAILROAD-CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 244,341, dated July 12, 1881.

Application filed April 23, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known thatI, JAMES W. TROUT, a citizen of the United States, a resident of Kewanee, in the county of Henry and State of Illinois, have invented a new and valuable Improvementin Railroad-Chairs; andIdo hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being bad to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a representationof a plan view of my device, and Fig. 2 is a sectional view.

This invention has relation -to means for securing the switch ends of railroad-rails; and it consists in the construction and novel arran gement, in combination with the perforated ends of the rails, of the flanged chair, its end and side supports for the rail ends, bolt-holes through the side supports, the intermediate beveled, grooved, and perforated key, extending between the rails to the end support, and the connecting-bolts, all as hereinafter shown and described.

In the accompanying drawings, the letters A A designate the rail ends, which are perforated at a and b.

B indicates the chair, having a broad flange or base, 0, perforated at d for the sill bolts or spikes. The chair is formed on one side of this base, its sides D extending upward therefrom and toward each other, and having recesses e underneath for the reception of the end of the outer flange of each rail.

Extending from one side of the chair to the other and upward from the base is the vertical web or end support or brace, E. The sides D of the chair extend higher than the end support, E, and are finished on their upper ends with beveled seats pr surfaces to fit neatly under the rail cap or tread, as shown in the drawings. The sides D are beveled outward in strong bracing form, as shown at h, and are provided with recessed seats 76 for the head and nut of the chair-bolt F, which passes through the perforations l in said sides D.

Between the rail ends is placed the tapering key G, the chair end of which is flush with the rail ends, and is abutted against the end brace,

E, as are also said rail ends. The sides of this key are provided with upper and under bevels, m and n,to fit neatly under the rail-tread and upon the flange of the rail.

Along the middle of the key is a raised rib, r, and on each side of said rib are the grooves '21, in which the flanges of the car-wheels are designed to run. Through this key, near its end, is made a' transverse bolt-hole, l, for the passage of the chair-bolt F. In rear of this hole is made a second transverse bolt-hole, l, for the passage of the key-bolt H. The former bolt, F, passes through the holes a in the rail ends, and the latter bolt, H, through the railholes b, suitable plates or blocks, 11, being used between the tread and flange in the latter case for bearings for the nut and squared neck of said bolt H.

On the broad front L of the chair-base the switch-rail is designed to work. In this manner a very strong chair-connection is formed for the switch-ends of the rails, and the broad key filling and end support obviate the formation of intermediate open spaces and recesses, which are apt to catch the feet of the switchman.

The class of chairs for stub-switches having two bearing-cheeks, one for the flange and the other for the tread of the Wheel, the cheeks being made as independentcastings having chilled treads and an intermediate block, is not broadly new. Protection is asked only for the construction hereinafter claimed.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

The combination, with the rail ends having the perforations a b, of the flanged chair having the perforated sides D, and the end brace E, extending from side to side, the grooved and edge-beveled key G, extending between the rail ends to the end brace, and perforated at l l, and the transverse bolts F H, and bearings 12, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the'presence of two witnesses.

JAMES WILLIAM TROUT.

Witnesses:

THOMAS JAMES MCGEAUHY, ISABELLA LADD. 

